Henriette Johnsen
Repatriation; the hardest journey?
I's taken some time, but thankfully, there's now a lot of support to be had from companies, bloggers, and books as well as from...
A blog about the good expat life
by Henriette Johnsen
Welcome to my blog! Here you’ll find everything from guides on various aspects of Danish culture to personal accounts from other expats - and most importantly, an in-depth look at some of the psychological challenges of expat life. I hope you will use these blog posts to enhance your expat experience.
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Henriette Johnsen
- Aug 23
- 3 min
Work-life-balance!
This last blogpost in the series of Danish work culture will explore the concept of work-life-balance and its consequences for expats....
Henriette Johnsen
- Aug 3
- 6 min
Informal communication and humour!
Oh, the number of times I have burnt my fingers and wished, I could have swallowed my tongue before I learnt to not be as candid in...
Henriette Johnsen
- Jul 28
- 3 min
Flat company structures & implied hierarchies!
Perhaps difficult to navigate at first, many expats say that the quality of Danish work culture contributes positively to their...
Henriette Johnsen
- Jul 24
- 4 min
Freedom under responsibility!
Being the second of four blogposts on the unspoken rules of Danish work culture, this blogpost will enlighten you on the term freedom...
Henriette Johnsen
- May 29
- 3 min
Parenthood - balance imbalances!
In Denmark, today is Father’s Day. It’s also Constitutional Day. And speaking of the law, new legislation has been passed on...
Henriette Johnsen
- May 2
- 6 min
How do you raise children multiculturally?
You are keen for your child to learn another language and experience another culture from the inside, perhaps to make a better life for...
Henriette Johnsen
- May 1
- 4 min
TCK and ECS - what are they?
Third culture kids and expat child syndrome! Raising children abroad means for them to be different, being the odd ones out. And not just...
Henriette Johnsen
- May 1
- 4 min
Expat mum! Super hero!
Being a mum is one of the most challenging and rewarding roles in life – I imagine being a dad is the other one! Before motherhood, if...
Henriette Johnsen
- Mar 14
- 4 min
Protecting your mental health when feeling fearful
How can we regulate our nervous system at such testing times? Read this blogpost to understand your emotional response to the war and for...
Henriette Johnsen
- Mar 2
- 2 min
Talking with your child about the Ukraine war
Over the past two years, many children have been worried about covid: Will the virus come to Denmark? How might I be affected by it? Can...
Henriette Johnsen
- Jan 3
- 3 min
Self-compassion as part of mental health and emotional selfcare
Compassion means to suffer with; and as such, self-compassion means to suffer with yourself! To feel compassionate with yourself, you...
Henriette Johnsen
- Dec 10, 2021
- 5 min
Christmas on your own?
As humans we are programmed to evolve and seek new experiences, but when it comes to Christmas, our mindset prefers for it to be same...
Henriette Johnsen
- Nov 25, 2021
- 4 min
Tips for Christmassing in your home country
For many expats, Christmas 2020 was a particular difficult time as they were forced to cancel their plans to travel over the holidays and...
Henriette Johnsen
- Oct 22, 2021
- 4 min
How to deal with the challenges of Empty Nest Syndrome
Part 3 of 3 posts! The last two blog posts have defined empty nest syndrome and explored why it often hits expat parents harder. In this...
Henriette Johnsen
- Oct 14, 2021
- 3 min
Why is Empty Nest Syndrome often worse for expat parents?
Part 2 of 3 posts! Last week's post defined empty nest syndrome; this week's post will look at why this experience often feels most...
Henriette Johnsen
- Oct 7, 2021
- 3 min
What is Empty Nest Syndrome?
Part 1 of 3 posts! Not that long ago you held them in your arms for the first time, you nurtured them around the clock, taught them to...
Henriette Johnsen
- Mar 13, 2021
- 4 min
Tips for having guests visiting from home whilst living abroad
In my expats days, we were often blessed with family and friends coming over for visits. Blessed in the sense that not only did they come...
Henriette Johnsen
- Mar 13, 2021
- 3 min
Tips for holidaying in your home country whilst living abroad
Many expats embark on the expat adventure to have just that, an adventure. The reality is that many end up having a normal everyday...
Henriette Johnsen
- Feb 12, 2021
- 3 min
Expat couples - co-dependency or dependency?
Co-dependency in an expat relationship is not necessarily the same as an unhealthy co-dependent relationship. And perhaps it shouldn't...